A place to call home

Today was a busy day, of course… I awakened three abilities — Koton, Onyoton, Shiyasengan; became a jounin; now parents… What was he talking about with Oonoki? While descending from the second floor, Tanomi felt the vibrations of Ki in the air. Shimizu was very serious… “I feel like I’m going to talk to Payne…” The last flight of stairs and they stood in front of her — Shimizu and Samida. “You can go, I’ll talk to her myself…” he said in a steely voice. “Okay…” she answered droopingly, leaving for the living room. -Let’s go, Tanomi… Something made me feel uneasy… I can really feel it in my back. Carnage can be activated at any time from such an atmosphere… …They came to the training ground where Tanomi was training. - Show me. -What? -Your ability. The Tsuchikage told me about her. Now I want to see it with my own eyes. — folding his hands in a cross, Shimizu began to burn her with his icy gaze — I’m waiting… “Madara, Nagato, Shimizu — they all look the same!” -Tou-san… I’m not sure I’ll be able to use it again… -It’s clear… In a millisecond, he pulled out a shuriken and threw it straight at Tanomi. From surprise, the adrenaline in her blood rose, as a result of which Carnage was activated. The Shiyasengan captured the target, and on the hands, in the places of the scars, the tentacles took the form of a black blade and repulsed the shuriken. “Are you completely crazy?!” What if it didn’t work?!!!” -That’s what I thought… It activates only if you experience strong emotions. Now I understand why Oonoki decided to make this particular decision…” he thought. -And which one? — she asked carefully. —You will study independently in the conscript world. You will only return when you can control her. Not earlier. — He released Ki and said the last phrase with emphasis. -In terms of?! I don’t even have a call! And why exactly did you decide that?!!! — Tanomi asked dumbfounded. — The decision has been made and it is not discussed. But your call… — took a short pause — I said that “you will have a call if you become a genin.” Now I find out that you are a jounin. — He grinned — For such work it was possible to teach two calls, but I only know one. System crash… Reboot… … … Yes, all of you go to… **** —The fact that you already know the summoning technique simplifies a lot. Just a minute… Having cut his finger with a kunai, he began to collect the seals of I — Inu — Tori — Saru — Hidsuji. -Kuchiyose no Jutsu! Slamming his palm on the ground, first a seal appeared, and in the next moment white smoke appeared. As soon as he disappeared, a small lizard, the size of a Rottweiler, appeared in front of Masukaru. She was black and green in color with silver on the lower half of her body, yellow eyes and a pair of horn-like growths on her head. -Long time no see, Shimizu-kun. Why did you call? -Agizo, … — pointing to the quiet Tanomi -… this is my daughter, Tanomi. I decided to teach her how to summon on the occasion of becoming a jounin. Agizo looked at her. There was confusion on his face. “Isn’t it too early for her to be a jounin?” — “What do people think? They could have made this little Kage right away…” “There were reasons for that… But I wanted to talk about them face to face with Tokageryuchi. -Hmm, it seems like everything is too complicated for me to understand… -You can say this… Will you help us, Agizo? -I’ll get back to you in a couple of minutes… That was the last thing he said before leaving spectacularly. -Your lizard call? -Not only them. As soon as you fall there, you will see everything, Tanomi. -It’s clear… Well, while we wait, let’s think about where the calls come from. Mount Myoboku, Ryuchi Cave, Shikkotsu Forest — toads, snakes and slugs… The only worlds I know from this universe. Now there will be one more. I wonder what this place is like? After about 15 minutes, Agizo came back with a scroll to conclude a sales contract… Just kidding. To conclude a contract. -I apologize if I’m late. How long was I gone? — he turned to Shimiz. -Fifteen minutes… -This is good. In my world, I spent a whole hour explaining why I needed the scroll of Contract… The old hag no longer understands anything. Okay, I digress. — addressing Tanomi — Come, don’t be afraid. I don’t eat children. “Familiar bazaar. I’ve already heard this somewhere… That’s right! A simple soldier’s humor.” Agizo unrolled the scroll. It was clear from the inscriptions that many people had already entered into an agreement with them. —Write your name in blood in the empty space. Tanomi, taking out a kunai and cutting her finger with it, began to write her name. “If only out of habit I wouldn’t write from the other world…” Having finished with the signature, Agizo rolled up the scroll. —The first stage is completed. Usually people immediately begin to learn how to use technology, but in your case everything is different. Wait, I’ll arrange everything now… Agizo disappeared into a white haze. Tanomi looked questioningly at her father. In turn, he did not react at all. Almost immediately, Shimizu disappeared into the same smoke. “Gyaku Kuchiyose no jutsu?” — Tanomi thought. And in an instant she, too, disappeared into a smoke screen. **** In the middle of the half-dried forest, two people appeared — Tanomi and Shimizu. Next to them was Agizo, who had a scroll on his back. The younger Masukaru began to examine the new area. Dry dead trees and bushes, yellowed grass, but besides them there were also living plants. Can you compare it with…savannah? -An unusual place… -Hm. — Agizo grinned — It was you who didn’t see the rest of the world… But let’s not make Tokageryuchi-sama wait. -How far do we have to go? — Tanomi clarified. “That’s enough…” answered Shimizu. “Let’s cross the valley and get to his temple.” -Clear… “So it’s a long time… In that world, I’ll walk about twenty meters and my legs will start to hurt. What will it be like here?” …after about ten minutes. Masukaru and Agizo came out of the forest. It turned out that they were on the ledge of a small rock. Almost the entire valley appeared before their eyes. “Beautiful…” — even this phrase is not enough to describe this view. A huge branching river flowed throughout the valley. Sparsely dense vegetation, a whole bunch of rocks that created the only shady areas in the open area. Agizo noticed the admiration on her face and silently grinned. “What do I feel so strange about you? Just a child, but they made him a jōnin… All this is not for nothing… Something is coming, but Tokageryuchi-sama will say it.” -Does this place have a name? — she asked without looking away from the view. -Ganryu no Tani. — Agizo answered. — Valley of the Stone Dragon. -Dragon? — Tanomi asked, turning her gaze to the reptile. - Yeah… But we rarely have them. Most often everyone is like me. Agizo continued on his way. Masukaru followed him, and Tanomi began to think about this unexpected news. Dragon… That’s why I dream about them. A! I remembered! I once had a dream with some kind of yellow reptile. I was there with Obito, and this lizard said something about a prophecy. Maybe this is Tokageryuchi? Then you can’t get along with Obito and Deidara in this dream… Okay, along the way we’ll decide what and how. This is not in our jurisdiction now. Our job is to undergo Carnage’s training, and then what will happen later. Only time moves differently here… we didn’t have it for fifteen minutes, but an hour passed for them… or more? **** …I’m going to die here right now. Damn…how far away! I better get there before I throw off my skates, otherwise there will be music playing in my house, but I won’t hear it… After passing another hill, they finally came into sight of the temple. Tanomi breathed out a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground. We had to walk about 40 kilometers, but there were fewer short stops than heartfelt cries of “Go to the bathhouse!” The temple was built from…sand stone — walls, ceiling, columns. Outwardly he resembled Olympia of the Greek gods. And in the center was on a pedestal, the size of a KamAZ truck, a dragon-like lizard. More precisely, a snake… Scales black as night, green-red shades along the entire length, and pupils the color of sunset. -Back with the people, Agizo? -Yes. They’re here on business. And you, I see, are trying on the role of our sage, Hezuruya. — he said, narrowing his eyes. -Why not? Maybe in the future I will take his place. Who knows…” she laughed. - It’s not for nothing that they called you “The Cunning Snake”… Both in appearance and in nature you are a snake. Snorting, Hezurui slid down from “her” place. -Will you return the scroll? Agizo gave it to her. “You don’t know where Tokageryuchi-sama is?” —On the back side of the temple. Sunbathing. — without waiting for gratitude, she impressively crawled away. “Even if you kill me, I don’t remember the names of such lizards…” -Hm. Well, let’s go to him. When I left it was morning, but now it’s a clear day here. Eh… Time flies and you don’t even notice it… …After leaving the temple, our heroes headed towards the rocky plain. In the human world they might have been gone for about an hour or two, but in this world they had been gone for about six hours. Amazing time difference! Having gone around the next rock, they came out into an empty area. No rocks, no plants — just sand. The real desert is hidden behind the temple. “If you wanted to be in Egypt, here’s Egypt!” The sand was very hot. 40 degrees — give or take… “If only there weren’t quicksand.” — she mentally begged. I wouldn’t really want to die here… After walking a couple of meters, the sand rose sharply in front of them. The shinobi jumped back. “Egyptian power…” Tanomi muttered under her breath. The same lizard appeared in front of them. It’s safe to say that he was as tall as the Hokage in Konohagakure no Sato. Its head alone was the size of six trailers, if they were placed vertically, and horizontally all three or three and a half. I’m not good at identifying it by eye, but that’s roughly what he looked like. Yellow scales, with red growths all over the body. On the nose was the largest one in the form of a needle — like a narwhal or swordfish. There were limbs on the back, perhaps there used to be wings, but now there are remnants. “Tokageryuchi-sama…” Agizo bowed. -Are these the people? — receiving an affirmative nod — I haven’t seen you here for a long time, Shimizu-kun. What do I owe? —The Tsuchikage and I decided to send Tanomi to the draft world for training… “Isn’t it too early to teach her senjutsu?” — Tokageryuchi interrupted him. -Not senjutsu, Tokageryuchi-sama. -What then? — he asked incomprehensibly. -Can you show me? — Shimizu turned to his daughter. Tanomi nodded ambiguously. The first attempt did not produce results, nor did the second. On the third, Shimizu sharply waved the kunai in front of her face, which had its effect. Carnage activated along with the Shiyasengan. “At this rate, I’ll soon have a nervous tic…” The dragon sage looked at her thoughtfully. - Interesting… I have never seen anything like this in all my years. The ability is interesting, as is the chakra… -What are you talking about, Tokageryuchi-sama? — asked Agizo. “In her I feel Onyoton, natural energy, comparable to the times of the Hermit of the Six Paths. — Shimizu and Agizo were surprised — But this doesn’t bother me so much as this eye. -What’s wrong with him? Is he dangerous for my daughter? - I can’t say that. I have never seen such eyes before. Most likely this is a new species. “That is, its capabilities are unknown…” Agizo began to reason. “If she is caught, they can only harm her, because she is still just a child… They are the easiest to manipulate.” -That’s right, Agizo. Now I’m not surprised by your decision. Well, since everything turned out this way, then I agree that she will remain here for an indefinite period. “Thank you, Tokageryuchi-sama.” “You have nowhere to rush, so say goodbye to your heart’s content.” — crawling out of the sand — And I’ll go back to the temple. I just need to mind my own business. Agizo, you will be her mentor, so to speak… “Yes, Tokageryuchi-sama.” I’ll do my best. …Some time later… -I didn’t think that you would be such an unusual child, Tanomi… “Yes, half the village already tells me this…” tired of everything, she sat down under the shade of a tree. —After some time, not only Iwagakure, but also others will say this. — made a short pause, looking at the horizon — That’s why you’re here now, Tanomi. “You don’t have to talk, I already realized that this is only for my benefit, like the title of jounin… Shimizu looked at her. She looked unwell. The news about the draft did not hurt her as much as this title. —Time will pass and you will get used to it… Now you need to start studying. Remind me the name… -Capabilities? While I was at home I tried to understand her. And this is what I came up with, Tou-san: Carnage is a mixture of several individual elements and abilities. I called the eye Shiyasengan — it looks like a mixture of Byakugan and Sharingan, and these spikes are Koton. They form a very durable black metal, combined with the elements of Yin-Yang. Now I understand why on the first day of the academy I knew only two elements, and not all five. The element of steel cannot be defined — it is not earth, but Onyoton is natural energy, it is not determined by chakra paper. Shimizu listened to her without interrupting. There was a smile on his always stony face. Is she a child or an adult in his body? I turned my gaze to the sky — sunset… It’s time to go back… -Tanomi, I have to go… -Already? — she asked sadly. -Yes. Tanomi suddenly rose from the ground and hugged him. Shimizu was a little taken aback, but reciprocated. -I will miss you… -We, too. Pulling away, Shimizu formed the reverse summoning seals. Having disappeared, Tanomi was left alone, but not for long… “I understand that it will be difficult for you here, but time passes differently for you… -Yes, Agizo. You have years, but we have weeks and months. “Come on, we need a break from this whole trip.” Tomorrow we will start training. I am sure that only a few months will pass in our world and you will meet your parents and friends again. Recoiling from the tree trunk, Tanomi walked with Agizo towards her new home. How much time will pass in her world? It is unknown, but what happens there will change her forever…